Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	know_v	lord_n	4,517	5	3.6339	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93175	Poems, &c. By James Shirley.	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.	1646 (1646)	Wing S3481; Wing S3480; Wing S3488; Thomason E1149_3; Thomason E1149_4; Thomason E1149_5; ESTC R18545; ESTC R202316; ESTC R203565	27,049	94

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